This isn't a souls-like game at all.

"But I have a request."

Alice suddenly changed her tone and said coldly with narrowed eyes.

"Before that, he must apologize to Yi Yi for his inappropriate words and actions!"

"Duron's words were inappropriate and offended Your Excellency. He deserves an apology!"

The monk said repeatedly, then became a little confused and turned to look at Ye Yiyi.

"Ke Yiyi? This name sounds..."

“That’s a digital number!”

Ye Yiyi's eyes turned, an idea came to his mind, and he immediately explained it to the monk.

"My master is of high status, so it's inconvenient to talk too much around her... and I'm her guard, ranked eleventh, so I'm called Yiyi."

Alice was slightly startled when she heard this, but she reacted in the blink of an eye and said with a cold face.

"Even though Yi Yi is just a guard, he is still my guard! He is not someone that some random person can slander."

Guard? Is she some distinguished figure from somewhere?

The monk had some guesses in his mind, but he asked tentatively.

"Where are you two from...?"

"Rodno..." Ye Yiyi answered in a low voice.

The monk suddenly understood.

It turns out to be an imperial person!

Seeing this, Ye Yiyi's eyes rolled again and he inadvertently winked at Alice.

It was clearly just a strange look, but Alice understood it completely.

So she frowned and scolded in a low voice.

"Yi Yi! Who told you to talk so much?!"

"I'm sorry, Lord... uh, Miss..."

Ye Yiyi hurriedly bent towards her repeatedly, with a flattering expression on his face, and whispered to Alice in a voice that the monk could just hear.

"Miss, I don't want this to happen either, but if something goes wrong, it's hard to hide our identities anymore... Anyway, we're here to find the lord of this place and resolve the issue. Why not take this opportunity to directly tell the monastic order our intentions?"

The monk listened carefully, looked around at the messy city gate, and came up with an idea in his mind. He whispered a few words to the knight beside him.

"Stop looking! Stop looking, just do what you need to do!"

The knight nodded, commanded the soldiers to drive away the crowd, and then went ahead and headed towards the city.

At the same time, the monk also extended an invitation to Ye Yiyi and the other person.

"Please follow me, both of you. Tax Collector Duolun is over here."

Alice frowned and thought for a moment, then finally relaxed her brows, nodded to the tax collector and said "OK".

Ye Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then, under the escort of the soldiers, followed the monk's footsteps and went deep into the city.

"I haven't asked for your name yet, sir?"

Halfway through, the monk straightened his attitude and asked Alice a question.

Alice glanced at Ye Yiyi who was leading the horse beside her, and recalled the story Ye Yiyi told her yesterday in the rainforest when they talked about his pseudonym.

So she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.

"Griffith, just call me Griffith."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yiyi's knees went weak and she almost fell to the ground.

The monk looked at him in confusion. Ye Yiyi adjusted his knee pads and continued moving forward without changing his expression.

But he was completely dumbfounded.

This guy could just give himself a pseudonym, why did he have to choose this weird name?

"He's Guts, my bodyguard." Alice looked at him again.

My name is Gus and your name is Griffith. Does that sound right to you?

Without mentioning Ye Yiyi's mumbling in his mind, the monk nodded and introduced himself.

"My name is Seyfert, and I'm a black priest from the Fire Sparrow Monastery."

"Black-robed priest?" Ye Yiyi asked curiously, "Is that a job title?"

"No, that's not a job..."

Seyfert was stunned and turned to look at Alice.

I'm talking to your master, why are you, a guard, butting in?

Alice took in Monk Seyfert's expression and said calmly:

"Please continue, Priest. I'm curious about this, too."

"……it is good."

Since Griffith said so, Pastor Seyfert simply continued.

“In the Fire Sparrow Order, priests wear clothes of different colors. Those who are junior and have not been baptized by fire are white priests.

“And those who are familiar with the doctrine and have experienced the baptism of fire are the black priests.”

"What about the red one? What level of priest is that?"

Ye Yiyi thought of Brother Clifford and mentioned him out of curiosity.

Seyfert frowned slightly, looking vaguely displeased.

What's wrong with this guard? I'm talking to your master, and if you interrupt once, I won't bother with you, but why do you keep interrupting?

As a guard, don't you have any sense of hierarchy?

But seeing that Alice had no strange expression, Seyfert muttered something in his heart but did not say it out loud.

Maybe that's just how the Imperials are, he finally thought.

“Above the black clothes, there are red clothes and purple clothes.

“Among them, only the bishop who governs a diocese is qualified to wear the red robe.

"And there is only one person in purple, and that is His Holiness the Pope."

"So that's how it is." Alice nodded thoughtfully, indicating that she understood.

This knowledge was not surprising to her. Even in the era of the land kingdoms, there were people who believed in the kings as gods and even established various sects.

Even if the kings never respond, they still enjoy it.

In peacetime, this sect has little presence.

It was not until the curse broke out that their power gradually became apparent.

"By the way, what is the difference between a bishop and a monk?" Ye Yiyi spoke again.

Seyfert frowned and said impatiently:

"The abbot is a respectful title for powerful hymnists. There are abbots among bishops, but not all abbots are bishops... By the way, Mr. Griffith, may I ask the purpose of your visit?"

"Are you the one who calls the shots in the Fire Sparrow Order at Fort Lupe?"

Alice came out of her thoughts and asked bluntly.

Seyfert shook his head, his expression slightly hesitant. "Fort Lupe...it has a very special status. It is guarded by a bishop and two abbots."

"Special, that's right." Alice nodded. "We just returned from the depths of the Lupe Rainforest with important intelligence. We want to meet the bishop."

"Deep in the Lupe Rainforest?!"

Seifert couldn't help but widen his eyes. "So what your guards and the tax collector from Duolun said is true?"

Ye Yiyi couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard that. It seemed like the other person didn't believe it at all.

Alice looked at Seyfert deeply, ignoring the monk's embarrassment, and said softly:

"We have brought the key to the door... Tell your bishop so."

"..."

Seyfert seemed to be thinking about something. He raised his hand to call a soldier over and whispered a few words to him. Then the soldier left first.

Not long after, the originally bustling street suddenly became chaotic.

A Knight of the Fire Crown arrived on horseback, bringing an urgent order.

After receiving the order, Seyfert's expression froze and he turned to look at the two of them.

"Master Fleischer wants to see you."

Ye Yiyi and Alice looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Soon, led by the Knight of the Fire Crown, they arrived at the fortress located in the center of Lupe Castle, adjacent to the tall castle.

Walking deeper into the gloomy stone corridor lit with dim candlelight, Ye Yiyi looked at the Fire Crown Knight who was leading the way alone in front of him, and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"Why is it the abbot who is meeting us? And not the bishop?

"And this place is... too shabby, isn't it?"

This question was answered after entering a spacious hall.

"put!"

As soon as I stepped into the hall, a loud bang came from above.

Ye Yiyi's heart was filled with alarm, and without thinking, he pressed Alice beside him under him.

The next moment, a torrential rain of crossbow arrows fell from the sky.

Chapter 205 Counterattack

Countless crossbow arrows fell from great heights, like heavy rain, pouring down on Ye Yiyi.

The dung beetle, which had disguised itself as a shoulder armor, was attacked and its mimicry was broken. It immediately flapped its wings and flew to the side.

Ye Yiyi didn't dare to look up, because Alice was under him.

He has blood lock, so he will be fine even if he is shot by arrows for a whole day and night.

But Alice is still a mortal body, and being hit by so many crossbows, her fate will not be much better than that of the hedgehog.

So he rushed forward without hesitation and used his body to block the attack for Alice.

"all?!"

The girl looked at Ye Yiyi who was standing in front of her and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Under Ye Yiyi's horrified gaze, the light in the girl's eyes was gradually replaced by a deep darkness.

Yes, he was ridiculed by the tax collector before, and Alice almost turned evil and killed someone. Now he was shot by a crossbow while protecting her. How could she not be more seriously stimulated?

But that wouldn’t be good, Ye Yiyi had a premonition.

Alice's condition is not stable right now, so it's best not to upset her.

So he gritted his teeth, lowered his head suddenly, and kissed the girl on the face.

"???"

The darkness in Alice's eyes faded away quietly, and her brightness returned.

She stared blankly at the face so close to her. The boy's long eyelashes trembled slightly, but were clearly visible.

"One by one, you..."

Her mouth dropped open, a subtle blush forming on her cheeks.

"This is really weird, kissing actually works?"

Ye Yiyi muttered and raised his head, then grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, and smiled at Alice.

"Promise me, please, don't let the darkness in your heart corrode you..."